Explore Interferometer through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Interferometer meaning
Any of several instruments that use the interference of waves to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, determine refractive indices, measure small distances, temperature changes, stresses, and many other useful measurements.
Synonyms of Interferometer
Using Interferometer
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several instruments that use the interference of waves to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, determine refractive indices, measure small distances, temperature changes, stresses, and many other useful measurements.
- Useful related words include: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device.
- In the example corpus, interferometer often appears in combinations such as: laser interferometer, the interferometer, interferometer and.
Context around Interferometer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Interferometer
- In this selection, "interferometer" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, laser, michelson, zehnder, gravitational, stands and astronomers stand out and add context to how "interferometer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a laser interferometer and an acoustic interferometer is an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "interferometer" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with interferometer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Michelson interferometer and the Mach-Zehnder interferometer are examples of amplitude-division systems. (14 words)
Note that it is not necessary for to be modulated by the sample before the interferometer. (16 words)
One of the two Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory sites is located immediately north of Richland. (16 words)
A detailed discussion of the interferometer and its use for determining the speed of light can be found in citation A coherent beam of light (e.g. from a laser ), with a known frequency (f), is split to follow two paths and then recombined. (44 words)
Among these tools, the Very High Frequency Lightning Interferometer stands out as a significant method in lightning research, capable of tracking lightning discharges with nanosecond precision and providing key data on lightning paths and mechanisms. (35 words)
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer astronomers constructed this remarkable image of the red supergiant star Antares – the most detailed image ever of this object, or any other star apart from the sun. (34 words)
Example sentences (17)
The Michelson interferometer and the Mach-Zehnder interferometer are examples of amplitude-division systems.
Among these tools, the Very High Frequency Lightning Interferometer stands out as a significant method in lightning research, capable of tracking lightning discharges with nanosecond precision and providing key data on lightning paths and mechanisms.
An international network of gravitational observatories, including the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in the United States, routinely detects these waves.
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer astronomers constructed this remarkable image of the red supergiant star Antares – the most detailed image ever of this object, or any other star apart from the sun.
A beam of infrared light is produced, passed through an interferometer (not shown), and then split into two separate beams.
Acoustic interferometry An acoustic interferometer is an instrument for measuring the physical characteristics of sound wave in a gas or liquid.
A detailed discussion of the interferometer and its use for determining the speed of light can be found in citation A coherent beam of light (e.g. from a laser ), with a known frequency (f), is split to follow two paths and then recombined.
A moving mirror inside the apparatus alters the distribution of infrared light that passes through the interferometer.
During the early 1890s Ludwig was able to invent an interferometer which allowed for much clearer photographs.
Extracting the spectrum The intensity as a function of the path length difference (also denoted as retardation) in the interferometer and wavenumber is Peter Atkins, Julio De Paula. 2006.
In the neutron interferometer, they act as quantum-mechanical waves directly subject to the force of gravity.
Note that it is not necessary for to be modulated by the sample before the interferometer.
One of the two Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory sites is located immediately north of Richland.
The effective resolution of an interferometer is set by the distance between the telescopes, rather than the size of the individual telescopes.
The local gravitational acceleration g is measured with exceptional precision with the help of a laser interferometer.
The peak at the center is the ZPD position ("Zero Path Difference"): Here, all the light passes through the interferometer because its two arms have equal length.
To show that : one merely assumes the converse, then multiplies both sides by The Fabry–Pérot interferometer uses interference between multiple reflections.
Common combinations with interferometer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- laser interferometer 7×
- the interferometer 5×
- interferometer and 3×
- interferometer gravitational-wave 3×
- an interferometer 3×
- interferometer gravitational 2×
- interferometer is 2×
- chara interferometer 2×